OFFICIAL RULES
Verizon Wireless Ultimate Family Reunion Sweepstakes

No Purchase Necessary TO ENTER OR WIN. A Purchase WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR Chances Of Winning.  Open only to legal residents of the United States that (1) reside in the state of Illinois in the counties of Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, McHenry or Will; in the state of Indiana in the counties of Bartholomew, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Fountain, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Johnson, Lake, LaPorte, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Porter, Putnam, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Tipton, Wayne or White; in the state of Ohio in the counties of Athens, Champaign, Coshocton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Guernsey, Hardin, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Richland, Ross, Union, or Wyandot; in the state of Michigan in counties of Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Tuscola, Washtenaw or Wayne; in the state of Kansas in the counties of Johnson, Leavenworth or Wyandotte; in the state of Missouri in the counties of Cass, Clay, Jackson, Lafayette or Platte; in the state of Minnesota in the counties of Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, La Qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Nobles, Pine, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wright, Yellow Medicine; in the state of Wisconsin in the counties of Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix and Washburn and (2) are at least 18 years of age. Employees (and their immediate families (parent, child, spouse or sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in their same households, whether or not related) of Comcast Spotlight, Inc. and Verizon Wireless (collectively, the “Sponsors”), and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies are not eligible to enter or win.  By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges and/or Sponsors, which are binding and final on matters relating to this contest and sweepstakes.  Contest and sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.

The sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. (“CT”) on August 3, 2009 and ends at 11:59 p.m. CT on August 30, 2009 (“Sweepstakes Period”).  There are two ways to enter:

To enter Online: Visit www.verizonwireless.com/reunion and complete all of the required information and follow all instructions to submit the official entry form.  Limit one entry per person/email address per day.  All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. CT on August 30, 2009 to be eligible. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void.  All entries become the property of Sponsors and will not be acknowledged or returned.

FOR ENTRY BY U.S. MAIL: Enter by mail by printing your name, address and telephone number on a postcard (minimum size: 3.5”x 5”, .016” thick) or an 8 ½” x 11” sheet of paper and mailing your entry to Verizon Ultimate Family Reunion Sweepstakes, 444 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60611 ATTN: Marketing Coordinator. U.S. Mail entries must be postmarked by August 30, 2009 and received by September 2, 2009.  Limit one entry per person, per envelope, per day.

DrawingS:  Potential winners will be selected in a random drawing on or about September 3, 2009 from all eligible entries received.  Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.  Potential winners will be notified by phone, mail and/or email and may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and, where lawful, a publicity release within seven (7) days of date of issuance. If such documents are not returned within the specified time period, prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner is not in compliance with these rules, or Sponsors are unable to contact a potential winner within a reasonable time period, prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsors’ discretion, an alternate winner selected. 

Prizes [6]: One grand prize winner will be randomly selected from each of the six designated marketing/viewing areas of Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, and Kansas City.  Grand Prize includes: A friends and family reunion for up to 100 people in the designated market (redeemable through August 31, 2010) to include: rental of a venue/private room to host the family reunion (four hours), food and drink for 100 (alcohol not included), 100 Verizon Wireless-branded reunion t-shirts, invitation design and printing (up to 100 invitations), roundtrip airfare within the U.S. for up to 10 out-of-town guests, hotel accommodations for up to 10 out-of-town guests (five rooms, double-occupancy for two nights), a videographer (four hours and up to 50 DVD copies), and 10 handsets from Verizon Wireless. Winner must pick the date of the event within 30 days of being notified of winning, blackout dates of 11/21/09 – 11/29/09, 12/14/09 – 1/4/10 and 7/1/10 – 7/5/10 apply. Approximate Retail Value: $20,000 (“ARV”).  Approximate ARV of all grand prizes: $120,000. Winner solely responsible for all expenses, costs or fees associated with acceptance and/or use of the prize not specified herein as being awarded including, without limitation, any and all taxes.  Winners may not substitute, assign or transfer prize, but Sponsors reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to substitute a prize with one of comparable or greater value.  Prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsors.  If winners choose to activate service, winners of the phones are responsible for activation fee, monthly service charges, and all other applicable fees, if any. Upon activation, winner is subject to Verizon Wireless Customer Agreement, Calling Plan, Terms and Conditions, up to $175 early termination fee, and credit approval. Offers and coverage are not available everywhere. Network details & coverage maps are available at www.verizonwireless.com. All prize details are at Sponsors’ sole discretion. 

General Conditions: Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered or garbled entries or email; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the sweepstakes, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prizes, or in any sweepstakes-related materials.  Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the sweepstakes.  Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in this sweepstakes or downloading materials from or use of the website.  Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the sweepstakes or website or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsors, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void.  Should any portion of the sweepstakes be, in Sponsors’ sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsors, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of entries, Sponsors reserve the right at their sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the sweepstakes and, if terminated, at their discretion, select the potential winners from all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to action taken.  Entrants, by participating, agree that Sponsors, and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, “Released Parties”) will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by entrants against, any liability, for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including death, to persons, or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in this sweepstakes.  Each winner, by acceptance of prize, except where legally prohibited, grants permission for Sponsors and their respective designees to use his/her name, address (city and state), photograph, voice and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without further compensation, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide in perpetuity, without notice or review or approval. In the event of a dispute regarding entries received from multiple users having the same e-mail account, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these rules.  Authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the e-mail address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of any entrant and Sponsors, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of Pennsylvania or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Pennsylvania.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.  In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.

DISPUTES: As a condition of participating, entrant agrees that a) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than for actual out of pocket expenses, if any, and b) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this sweepstakes, or any compensation or credit to be provided, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and c) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out of pocket costs incurred, if any, and in no event shall entrant be entitled to receive attorneys’ fees or other legal costs or expenses.

WinnerS List: For the names of the winners (available after September 28, 2009), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Verizon Wireless Family Reunion Winners, Comcast Spotlight, 444 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60611, for receipt no later than October 2, 2009.  Sponsors have sixty (60) days to process your request after receipt.

Sponsors: Comcast Spotlight, Inc., 444 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60611 and Verizon Wireless 1515 Woodfield Road, Suite 1100, Schaumburg, IL  60173.